Against the backdrop of energy markets that have radically changed in recent decades, this book offers an in-depth study of energy regulation in international trade law. The author seeks to clarify what we define as 'energy' in the context of the applicable international trade rules, and gives...

Energy in the context of international trade law : concepts and changing markets -- The role of energy in international trade law history -- The current WTO legal framework relevant for energy -- Beyond the WTO : the energy charter treaty and preferential trade agreements -- Decentralising...

The emergence and development of energy diplomacy -- The practice and theory of energy diplomacy -- The forefront of theoretical issues related to energy diplomacy -- A few basic fields of energy diplomacy -- The situation of international energy diplomacy -- Energy diplomacy of the major...